Label



Oct. 25, 1932. E. 1. PETERSEN 1,885,032

LABEL Filed March 12, 1932 v 3 1 M ENTOR M M BY ATTORNEY UNITEDJSTATES infirotrrfr. Emmetics"ammmieommcmew;lemma ee'm wsguo p I ontrsE'rrs Patented 25, 1932 charm 00., Ind, or mnomrsoxvrrim. CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or mAssA- npplicat' on'fil ed March 12;

This invention relates-to floor coverings such for instance as I er or label.

but still maintainupon combined Wlth' an identifying marlrer or combination of a pile floor covering such as carpets or rugs and a 'which projects-from the edge of the floorreadily plates ent invention with pile carpets and rugs label.

7 I-Ieretoforeit has been the practice to mark the back of'a rug or carpet 'withlthe desired information identifying kind of fabric Orother This practiceis opento the ser ous that itrequires he maker and. the desired information.

obj e'ctionthe floor'covering tobe turned or-folded back Whether the floor covering is exhibited singly or in piles uponithe floor.

The present mven ion contemplates the flexible label or marker covering and presents the identifying marks to an'observer "without the necessity for turning the floor covering bottom up;

In the broader aspects of the invention the pile carpet or rug is provided with a flexible I A Fig. I'is aperspective view of a pilecarlabel or marker secured to the edge portion thereof and extending freelytherefrom, and since flexibility is a desirable attribute, the marker or label is Floor coverings such as carpets and rugs are usually provided with a plain woven or unpiled head, and advantage is taken of this fact in so combining the pile floor covering and label or marker, that the pile surface of the floor covering is not hidden by the markit may be desirable to deflexible label from the? the latter has been sold the back of the floor covering identifying information and the 1 present invention therefore .further contemthat the flexible label shall have oneof its portions secured to the back of the floor covering sufliciently remote from the edge thereof that when the projecting portion of the flexible label has been removed, there still remains upon the back of the carpet or rug the identifying information desired. One of the'important fe tures ofthe presrespect to pile carpets double flexible label textile material and data, bearing portion In some cases tach the pro ect1ng floor covering after and rugs consists in-a or marker formed of comprislng an upper floor covering it'may to" provide a stiffener extending outwardly less be not-sufficiently rigid to interfere with will best be "madeclea'r' formed of textile material. v

and carpet or .rug 1 frFlg. ,1;

bottom portion of the rug shiEwing' a modification of' the invention;

" comprises a ground :wardly zpropecting tion of the pile carpet Y"- headii1g formed of plain woven 'ground fabric 1. 3 and :asshown,"

In orderthat' "desired information .may be readily obs'ervablewhenthe carpet or rug i arker qr rial-suitable *to bear the de'sireddata' and LABEL isaajserm :NO. 598,396.

the edge of the floor covering, and-secured to. the floor, covering in:n n-interferingire lation with the pile surface. v i

Sincethe textile flexible label or marker is to extend freely beyond the edge of'the bedesirable at times from the edge of the floor covering between the two'members of the'label or marker. Suchstiffene'r is preferably of such a character that while it insures the projection of edge of the floorcovering 1t will neverthethe general flexibility of the label itself. The "invention'yiand novel featuresthereof from the following description "and accompanying drawing of one'good form thereof.-

In the drawing i ,petor rug having theulabel of the present invention combined therewith;

Fig. Q-is a sectional view throughthe' Fig, 3 is a perspective view looking'at the Fig: 4 is aview similar to Fig.2showing the modified form of theinventionr which hereinbefore pile carpet or rug ty e, ,fabricil having the uppile' yarns 2f secured to Atthe terminal end per-- indicated, 'i of the the-groundfabric.

I'Such' headingjB' is turned back form' a' rounded edge portion slightly beyondthe pile surface of the carpet-'or-rugL 1 the makers name or other lies flat. upon the marker or. labeloutwardly beyond the l or carpet and the floor or isstackedwith others in apile, f

the pre'sent invention contemplates that the label 5 be formed offlexible mate- -The lower portion I moved.

in the present instance of the invention the projecting portions of the label are formed of textile material, such for instance as a relatively wide strip of ribbon or the like, andthat the material be bent or folded between the ends data bearing portion 6 and a'lower portion 7 both of which are connected by the bend or fold 8 at a distance from the edge of the pile carpet or rug.

7 is preferably longer than the upper portion 6, as shown, and extends along the under face of the rug'or carpet to form a data bearing portion 10, which may be permanently secured and remain, upon the back of the carpet or rug when the projecting portion has been re- The upper data bearing portion 6 of the label the carpet or rug at or pile surface thereof and as shown in the present instance the upper portion 6 is secured to the rounded edge 4 of the heading by stitches or other securing means 9, while the lower data bearing portion 10 is permanently secured to the lower face of the carpet or rug by one or more'rows of stitches or thelike 11 and 12, the former passing through the turned over heading while the latter may conveniently be connected to the back of the ground fabric. 7 7

After the carpet or rug has beensold and is placed in. use the projecting portion of the label or marker 5 may be removed by cutting the stitches or securing means 9 and severing the marker or 13, Fig. 3, the resultbeing that the projectlabel along the line ing portion of the label or marker is detached from the carpet or rug and from the permanent portion of the label or marker at the under face of the ground fabric.

It will be noted in Figs. 2 and 4 that the upper data bearing portion 6 on the label or marker where it is connected to the inturned thereof to form an upper or marker is secured to the edge of slightly beyond thecarpet or rug and as shown in the present instance of the invention, the stiffener 14 may be formed of buckram,

the like, the free end portion of which extends towards but is not connected to the bend pile surface, a flexible label formed of flexilower portions 6 and covering ble textile material having an upper and a "lower portion united beyond the folded head,

and means for securing the ends of the'upper and lower portions of the label to'thefolded head in non-interfering relation with the pile surface. v 2. In combination with a floor covering comprising a ground fabric having a pile surface and a plain woven end folded under to. form a folded head at the termination of thepile surface, a flexible label formed of flexible textile material having an upper and a lower portion united beyond the folded head, meansfor securing the end of the upper portion of the label to thebend of the folded head in non-interferingrelation with the pile surface, and means for securing the end of thelower portion of thelabel beneath the folded head;

In testimonywhereof, name to thisspecification.

. ELLIOTT I. PETERSEN.

I have signed. my

crinoline, hair cloth or heading extends upwardly towards the plane 7 of the pile surface. 5

In Figs. 3 and 4 a slightly modified form of the label or marker is stiffener 14 extends between the upper and lower portion 6 and 7 respectively of the label or marker towards the ben'd'8 connecting the two.

The function of the stiffener 14 is not to shown wherein the a marker or label andvserves the purpose of marker in a flat and lend unduerigidity to the label or marker '5 i but to keep it extended from the edge of the 

